Oil strainer and sediment trap



G. 0. EBERHARDT.

OIL SIRALNER AND SEDJMENT TRAP. APPLICATION FILED car. 16. 1919.

1,378,334. Patented May 17,1921.

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GEORGE o. EBEnHAnnrr, on Kiel-Linen, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALE 1 0JOSEPH JEROME, or BATTLE RIVER, MINNESOTA.

OIL s'rnaiivnn Ann SEDIMENT TRAP.

Application filed October 16, 1919. Serial No. 331,030.

1 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. GEORGE O. EBERHARDT,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Kelliher, in the county ofBeltrami and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in an Oil Strainer and Sediment Trap, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in an oil strainerand sediment trap and more particularly to a device of this characteradapted to be attached to the oil pipe of a Ford automobile.

The principal object of the invention is the provision of an oilstrainer and sediment trap soconstructed as to fit around the funnel endof the Ford oil pipe so that it will strain the oil which is picked upby the fly wheel and magnet before being dropped into the funnel of theoil pipes. v v

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a trapadapted to receive and hold the sediment which is strained from the oil.

A further object of the invention consists in the provision of novelmeans for connecting the strainer and sediment trap to the oil pipe andto the cylinder block.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in the noveldetails of construction and arrangement of parts which will be moreclearly understood from, the following specification and drawings inwhich 1 Figure 1 is a front elevation;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3- 3 of Fig. 1 looking in the directionof the arrow and Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section on the line4--4 of Fig. l'looking in the direction of the arrow.

In the drawings the numeral 1 indicates the oil pipe having anenlargement on the top thereof forming a funnel 2; This funnel 2' ispreferably elongated in shape as more clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 ofthe drawing and a flexible tongue 3 is formed on the rear of theenlargement or funnel 2 for a purpose to be later described. This tongueis provided with an opening 4 as illustrated more particularly in Figs.2 and 8 of the drawing.

My strainer and sediment trap comprises a housing adapted to be securedaround the oil pipe and funneland a cover adapted to be secured to thehousing over the top of the funnel. This housing comprises aback 5,front 6, sides 7, and bottom 8. As illus trated more particularly inFig. 4 ofthe. drawings the back 5 is of greater height than the front 6and the sides '7 are inclined to connect the front and back. The upperedge of the back is bent to form .a flange.

illustrated at 9 for a purpose to be'later described. dicated at 10,below the upper edge, for a purpose to be later described. The front 6is provided with a plurality ofvertically extending slots 11 whichterminate below the lower edge of the cutout portion 10 as moreparticularly illustrated; in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The lower edge ofthe cutout portion is curved outwardly as indicated at 1.2 and thiscurved portion extends beyond the sides and front of the housing. Thefront'plate 6 is provided with the right angled extension 13, moreclearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of'the drawings and this right angledextension is adapted to overlie one side 7' and is secured thereto bymeans of a tegral with one side 7 and the lower edge of this front plateis also provided with the inturned flange 15 adapted to extend be neaththe bottom 8 of the housing.

The front 6 is cut away as in- The housing is provided in its back 5with an elongated opening 16 which extends'at an angle as more clearlyillustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The tongue 3 of the funnel 2 isadapted to extend through'this elon- Y gated opening and be bentparallel with the back as more clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 ofthe drawings. The back is also provided with an opening adapted toregister with the opening 4: in the tongue 3 when the same is bentparallel with the back The lower end of the oil pipe 1 is adapted topass through an opening in the back 5 adjacent thelower end and thisopening is indicated at 17 in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

The cover is adapted to be secured over the open top of the housing andthis cover comprises a plate 18-having a plurality of longitudinallyspaced flexible tongues; 19

formed on the lower edge thereof. The

plate 18 is adapted to engage the. flange" 9 formed on the upper edge ofthe back; 5,

as more particularly illustrated in Figs. 3 and l of the drawings, andthe ends of the tongues 19 are adapted to be bent downwardly asindicated at 20 to engage over the top edge of the front plate 6. Thespaces between the tongues 19 form openings for a purpose to be laterdescribed.

As stated in the objects of my invention I provide a strainer andsediment trap which is particularly adapted for use with the oil pipe ofa Ford automobile. The oil pipe is usually provided with the enlargedhead forming a funnel and the oil is picked up from the crank case anddeposited iu the funnel. As the oil is raised from the crank case agreat deal of sediment is raised therewith and this often clo gup theoil pipe and causes the hearings to burn out and the cylinders to getdry. The oil strainer and sediment trap which I have provided will fitover the funnel end of the oil pipe so as to strain the oil and catchand deposit the sediment. The oil will he raised over the top of thedevice and the sediment will be caught on the flexible tongues 19 and asthe top is inclined it will be directed over the edge of the cover. Of

course the oil will pass through the opening betweenthe tongues 19 intothe funnel and be conveyed through the oil pipe. The sediment carriedover the edge of the cover ill be caught by the outwardly turned portion12- of the front plate and be directed into the housing and deposited onthe bottom. Any oil which might be carried with the sediment will passout through the openings or slots 11 formed in the front plate 6. vVhenit is desired to remove the sediment, the rivet or other fastening meansmay be removed and by swinging the extension 13 outwardly the front willbe open to give access to the housing. The tongue '3 formed on thefunnel, as stated above,

passes through the elongated slot 16in the hack 5 and the whole deviceis adapted to be secured to the cylinder block by means of a screw,belt, or other suitable fr-ttening means which are adapted to passthrough the opening 4- in thetongue 3 and through the alining openingformed in the back 5.

The foregoing description and the drawings have reference to what may beconsidered the preferred, or approved, form of my invention. It is to heunderstood that I may make such changes in construction and arrangementand combination of parts, materials, dimensions, etc., as may proveexpedient and fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination with an oil pipe, ahousing surrounding the upper endof the pipe, said housing having an elongated opening formed therein,and a flexible tongue secured to the pipe and adapted to extend throughthe elongated opening. 7

2. In combination with an oil pipe, a housing surrounding the upper endof the pipe, said housing having an opening in the front, an outwardlyextending flange formed adjacent the lower edge of the opening, and acover provided with a plurality of open ings. p

8. In combination with an oil pipe, a housing surrounding the upper endof the pipe, said housing having'an opening in front, an inclinedperforated cover secured to the housing over the upper end of the pipe,said housing provided with an upwardly extending flange adjacent thelower edge of the opening, and a plurality of openings beneath theflange.

4. In combination with an oil pipe hav-' ing a funnel at the upper end,a housing secured to the pipe, said housing having a plurality ofvertically elongated openings in the front intermediate the topandbottom, a horizontal elongatedopening'in the front above the verticalopenings, an opening in the back and an outwardly extend ing flange uponthe loweredge of the horizontal opening in the front, a flexible tongueformed on the funnel and adapted to 6X tend through theopening in theback ofthe housing, and a cover adapted to be secured to the top of thehousing over the funnel, said cover having a plurality of longitudinallyspaced flexible tongues adapted to be bent to engageover the upper edgeof the housing.

5. In combination with an oil pipe having a funnel at its upper end, ahousing secured to the pipe, an opening the back of said housing, aflexible tongue formed on the funnel and adapted to. extend through theopening in the back of the'hous ing, and a perforated cover adapted tobe secured to the top of thehousing over the funnel and means providedin front of the housing for catching sedimentfrom the top as described.r

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.I

GEORGE O. EBERHARDT.

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